Don’t let transportation stop you! you ever feel isolated? Post brain injury, many struggle with loneliness, often due to life changes, especially a lack of transportation. So what do we do? We get together online, and make new friends.

Our guest is Veronica Corrin, OT, with Rehab Without Walls, an at home and in community neuro-based rehab. She started the Brain Injury Virtual Connect (BIVC), a weekly Wednesday group meeting, four years ago, which has now grown to include a Friday Coffee Chat and a Saturday survivor led Peer Party Chat.

The weekly BIVC meetings cover a wide range of topics, from a group round table, where members get to ask a question to the group and everyone gets to respond, to playing games, like Family Feud, to focused discussions, like how to survive the holidays with a brain injury. It’s like a variety show: a little something for everyone. They also offer two in-person events per year, one in Houston and one in DFW, but are looking at adding more cities soon.

We all need a place to connect, where people are looking forward to seeing you, who miss you when you're gone. Virtual connecting also makes in person connecting easier. Take the first step.

To join a meeting, email Veronica.Corrin@RehabWithoutWalls.com. Everyone is welcome. Learn more about Rehab Without Walls and the Home & Community Neuro Rehab Advantage (and find a location near you!): https://www.rehabwithoutwalls.com/care-settings/home-community/

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Meet key team members Rick and Karl and the Importance of Structure and Focus. Rick, the sound engineer, recounts his experience with a severe brain injury dating back to 2007, including the headaches that led to his diagnosis, surgery, and eventual rehabilitation. Karl, who handles episode descriptions, shares his story of surviving a stroke and his extensive rehabilitation journey. They discuss their roles in the podcast, the skills they've acquired, and the importance of providing compelling content for their listeners. Carrie and Brittany acknowledge the critical contributions of their team and invite listeners to subscribe, follow, and engage with 'bindwaves' through various platforms.

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We want to introduce our new Co-host! Listen to Brittany's personal story, where she shares details about her 2018 brain injury, its effects, and her path to joining BIND, the Brain Injury Network of Dallas. The discussion covers Brittany's initial challenges, her recovery journey, including therapies like neurofeedback, and her involvement with BIND and its community. Brittany talks about her love for art as a coping mechanism, her progress and roles at the library, and emphasizes the importance of community and support for brain injury survivors.

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Listen as we celebrate our 100th episode for bindwaves this week! Today, we learn about the many accomplishments of the last two years at BIND, and introduce our new co-host, Brittany. The recap episode guest is Brian White, our executive director. Our members are proud of the money raised for our annual walk, North Texas Giving Day, golf tournament, and auction. We review the interest of starting a new clubhouse in Houston. In the last year, we have greatly increased our efficiency, attributed by members serving in various leadership roles. With Kezia stepping aside as a co-host, as she continues to go back to school, we are now introducing our new co-host, Brittany, a car crash and TBI survivor, from the Fort Worth clubhouse. The podcast has been very popular with more than 37,000 downloads, and we are excited with what we have planned for 2025.

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Have you struggled to find your path in your brain injury journey?

Courtney Watson is the Director of Programs & Development at Head for the Cure, a nonprofit that provides advice, stories, and resources, in collaboration with doctors, patients, and caregivers for every step of the brain tumor journey.

Courtney shares her personal connection to the cause following her mother's glioblastoma diagnosis in 2016 and discusses the organization's efforts in raising funds for local organizations, clinical trials, and research.

Head for the Cure offers many resources, e.g. support groups, treatment information, and the Rare Enough podcast. They also offer a new resource called
Join Your Path to Hope (JPH), which guides survivors and caregivers on their brain tumor journey through a quick questionnaire.

Courtney encourages all of us to find our path, join together, and get involved in the fight against brain cancer.

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Consider your emotional baggage when you still want to learn! Today we are speaking with Laurel who had a brain injury at age 17. She lost her hearing in one ear, but that did not stop her. Laurel became an attorney, a licensed professional counselor (LPC), and is now a board member at BIN. She never gave up her quest to learn and graduated with her law degree and still teaches continuing LPC classes quarterly. Running four times a week keeps her recovery going strong. Although she still has challenges, including time management, swallowing, eating, and partial hearing loss, she has found great compensation strategies. Laurel manages her time by returning emails and phone calls to specified times. No matter your age when you have a brain injury, you can still achieve great things.

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Have you ever thought, "How could it be any worse?" Some people with a brain injury have felt as if they are a kid again, as they had to relearn almost everything. Meet Bre: a BIND member, who was shot in the head at age 28. He was always a very social person, but had to relearn how to speak, eat, and understand everyday life.

Bre is just now starting on the road to independency and wants to help people support themselves. After his brain injury, he believes that he is more open-minded in several ways, including physically and spiritually, and he has now even returned to boxing.

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Have you heard about neurofeedback?

Today we welcome Dr. Robert Baric, the founder of MyConcussionDr where he specializes in whole body management of brain injury. Nine years ago, after his mother had a stroke, he got board certified in neurofeedback, and now has one of the best clinics in North Carolina.

QEEG and/or eye examination are the usual ways to diagnose concussion. He discusses the best ways to initially treat a TBI, when to go to the ER, what you can do at home, and strategies for lifelong brain health.

Dr. Baric emphasizes the importance of persistent recovery. If you hit a wall with one practitioner, find another that can help. With hard work and the right fuel, recovery is possible.

Guest Social Media info - https://myconcussiondr.com/
@myconcussiondr

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